Photo: C.J. Gunther/The New York Times/Redux
The woman seen here is not about to be lowered into a mine. The gear she is wearing is not for protection but to make her feel old. The Age Gain Now Empathy System suit was developed by researchers at the MIT AgeLab. The aim is to help product designers and marketers experience the physical limitations of the elderly.











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Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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